The Sun. — London, England, 1809-01-21 00:00:00

Tis morning, about halt after two, a fire broke out in the om - talents of the.Dulte - of CA,ktßrooE, rtt . St. James's Palace, which raged with, great- fart': for simae The - Centinels inirnediately gave the,,alario, and - assoon as possible engines arrived from all quarters. '"At - first there was a. great diffi culty in procurlog'water, but the 'pipes Were ex tended .to the Canal in the Park, and it was then obtained in anunlance.- It was, however, 4npossible tbr some time to check tlle rage of the devouring elemeni, and the whole interior, of the South-East Angle, fronting Marlborough house; and extending to the first Southern - turret, including the ,turret; was - entirelY destreyed: The, Wa,is and ehnunies are Ntanding, 'and exhibit A . there sett ll: The . Duke was in becf . at the time 4116 n the alarm was given; . grit happily escaped from all dan ger. l'he pr.)perty consumed belonged to the •Dtike, and' consisted . ' chictly of 'curious armour, valuable cabinet pictures, rarities, of which. hardly .iny thing has been saved. „Considerable part . • of the turnituie was 'speedily removed into the lace Garden. ,The flames were ,heeked when they reached the Southern turret, and it was generally believed that the d4nger was ()ter 16iig befete this Paper was put LO p'ess: Nothing of the fire can be seen f rom P a ll Mall or St.Jarnes's-street, except, perhaps, from the win dovvs Of a few houses in the former. Water was also sufficiently supplied from the plugs on the western side of the PalaCe, Wit the most con= lvenient resource, on account of the , direction which the fire' took, was derived frOm the canal. The Horse Guard, paraded on both sides of the Valike; in order to keep'off the crowd, which as sembled in numbers, big no disturbance or con fusion happened ; and, much as we regret the event, it i+ a pleakire to us to say, that, the consequences are lunch bitter than there was reason to apprehend the k ace . where the tire broke out, the time at which it happened, and the difficulty of procuring tvarQr, Part of the Royal Armoury is destroyed ; bUt : the content, .sere in a great degree removed in due time . It has been reported that one of the Maids of tioheti fe4 a 'Victim to suffocation, and that afe:: male dowestic was burnt to death ; but. we ILiva ieason to .helceve that tins report, was without loun dattciei as tee alarm was given by the sentinels the that the fire made its appearance, an d though its Progress was rapid before the engines ar rived, yet there was full time for the inhabitant of the Palace to save themselves, though not to remove the property. • 04.1111311 PAPERS. 4, EXTIttIOItDINAItY GAZETTE. . . • CORUNNA; JAN.. 9.--TheGOvertior of' lingo has reported, undet date of the 7th inst. that ott the 6th init. at three o'clock in the afternoon, at a league's &tante from that town, the Englisli T 1 oops were engaged, With the advanced parties of the enemy, but The latter liere rePtilsed, and the former shew no , Intention to iiiiintain themselves in that position: These, exertiois oh the part. of our Allies Ought to finialate the natives of ? this Kinl , doni, and the inha bitants of Corunna,, to contribute its far as their cir einnstances K ill perrnitoo the speedy completion of theworks *hid' have been planned by the Officers charged with th%detence oldie place. • The Supreme Council of the Kingdom; which has received SQ manyproofs of -the loyalty and valour of the inhabitanti ,of this town_,, cannot entertain a doubt but that, under , circurnstancas critical as the present, theY.will make the uttnot efforts in its de- fence, and' be -Onbvnkeed that without the stricte s t ,order and obedience 16 heir lawful bin horn i es; every thing must be eenfusion, the most .vigerons Ineasure.s of defence prove. useless. Under this impression they will, therefore, punt tuaily execute every.measure,which the , PruderiCe, zeal, and patriotism of those who'cuininaiid . them), shall suggest. EX FRAO - RDI;NAkY GAZETTE. cottetcri.s,..TAN. 6.—The Supreme Council of the it~clotu, although no 01664 . reports have been re . cflved from the army, is infotcnedi by private la tcrs-that it is falling back, and that the French have crossed the Manzael, although they , were three times repulsed near Villa Franca. In concert wills the Dquties of the Central 31.1nra, and the Milifory Chiefs, the most vigorous Theasurei of ,defence have been adopted,' which the Council' trusts the noble inhabitants will support '7 With !hit valour arid: firmness which form pro eninent features of theeham6ter" of every good•Spa litard;aod correspond wbh the generous sentirtients of -the inhabikents of this town. Conerm A , JAW. 40—On the 16th of last month, Colonel JORGE died in Saragossa, CaPtain General of Arragon, in consequence of the uncommon .ewer= *ions he, rntide during the late glorious. defence of that town. Betere the French invasion Ile %was 3' reputable Fainter in „Robert, and the. krat w llo4o Ul+edl *in his co u ntrym e n t h e noble enthusiasm Which SO succetaully opposed the satellites of the atedetotis' tyrant and oppressor of the human race. „ FthmOUTIT, JAN. O.—Arrived the, Transport EvEN, from Quiberen, Bay, to which - , .• gace she carried .over about 50 wouDded French irom Lisbon, several of ,- whom, died on their She brings anacctitint Of the !On of several • • • ot'dffi'” tansports on Inc French coast, and that 'nine Sail 'Which sailed from Lisbon with•the last division of4hie ,frepch Troops were missing, 'She spoke with One of the Transports off thiS_ Putt ies,terday, in distress, having lOst all her abellars aid cables in the same gitle on the French coast. • Arrived the Portuguese Brig s St. Alina .10,Sfpk, FRANCIS SOUZA Master, from London, laden with sugar,. fish, and : oil, bound to kiadeira ; and the Galliot •Dorothar,, BRYEit, from LiSbon bound to London, laden with wine and fruit, put in here by contrary wind. A' Frigate arrived in Cawsand Bay this afternoon 'with 'the loss of her forcumst and bowsprit, but her name: not learnt. FA LSIOUTH,' JANr 8.--Arrive'cl hiS Majesty's Ship Cadmus, witlfa Fleet of Vit',Wailers from Plymouth ; and the lianthurgh Brig .NnviitiguO, .LOLLING, fiom Tenerill'e, for LonClotr. She was taken on die 8111 inst. by a Frctich Brig Privateer, and retaken on the i s th, by his Majesty's Brig Foxhound. The Townshend Packet broke from her moorings last night, and went on shore, but is expeded to be got off with little damage. DEAL, JAN. 20.—Sailed the 'make Man' of War, to the westward. SHkRIFF's CO JA N . 20. • ( CRINI. CON. BEST V. IiENEY. Tlie Defendant hilhis chose having suffered judg ment Co go by default, there was of course.a verdict for the Plaintiff; and yesterday the Sheras Assem bled a Jury to assess the damages, which were, laid at 20;0001: Mr. Serjeant Staaeucnita made 's very able appeal - to the Jury upon the nature-of the irreparable in jury his client lrad sustained, in the seduction of his wile; a lady of great beauty and accomplishaients, and the daughter of an Irish Nobleman, the preSent Earl of - Aldborough. Mr. Thomas Be . st was a gen tleman of honour and charaeter, the proprietor of a very.consideratrld estate in the West Indies, and who had, lived a considerable time in England, and moved in a stile of fashionable intercourse; in the rounds of which he had the honour of an introduction to the family of Lord Aldborough,' itt Stratford-plaCe, Ox ford-road, where, in the course of his visits, he formed an honourable attachtuent , to a daughter of that Nobleman, Lady Emily Stratford. The , Ladi possessed high personal attractions and•eminent ac-. complishments ; and in a little time honoured the soh of Mr. Best with her 'approbation, seconded by , that of - her parents. By the 'marriage settlement, Mr. Best had settledl upon hi s l a dy ..a jointure of'. 13001. per annum, 'secured upon his West India es - • tales, with a still further sum in case of issue, and, lived with her Some for months in a stater of connubial happiness rarely equalled, and. never excelled. In consequence, however, of some embarraitithents. • Mr. Best vas obliged to retire within the Rules of the King's Bench Prison. This event materially in terrupted the stile of fashionable splendour and do-.• mestte happiness he enjoyed With his Lady, at the kunily, mansion of her. Noble Father, in Stratford- • place. He Was, of coarse, obligedlo accommodate his stile of living to the disadvantages of his situa tion, and was atconsiderable pains to procure a re-` sidence, within the Rules. of the King's Bench, fit for the reception of his Lady, but without success.— Her Ladyship, however visited him daily, with the most tender attention and solicitude v in such ludo;., ings as he 'Wbs able to obtain ; and, apparently, the embarrassments of Mr. Best seemed but to enhance his conjugal happiness, and to increase , thcfse mutual endearments which , had already subsisted between him and his Lady. 'Lilly Emily now was dome .time advanced in 'preg nancy of her first child, and it waS therefore deemed expedient, for the 'sake of her health; to• remove her from a Scene of such painful anxiety as her husband's situation must conStantly present; and, therefore, it was agreed that site should 'aceonapany her Mother to Ireland, and spend some months at the family seat, at &tan, in the county. of Wick lou'. 'Thither her Ladyship went under the care of her mother, Land after an absence a nine months, during winch time:her Ladyship was deliveted of a child, she returned to London, and went, as became tr tender and affelctionate wife, to .preseht her bus.: band with the first pledge of their love, and to live with . Inn at a hon'4e which he had prepared for her reception, in"-Temple-place„ There, every vow of conje;al tendethejs and en dearthent was renewed; for three Months they lived together apparently . in the most consummate !lON piness, when, moil unfortunately for the peaceand happiness Of Client, the Lady suddenly, and without the slightest symptoms of disaffection to, or disagraeement • With her husband, .or leaving the least ground of conjecture as to her previous intention, or the object of her illicit attachment, eloped with the Perendanti with whom she had become acquainted atite,r father's, in whose family he. was received no An intimate friend : and Ono not only, entailed inde lible disgrace upon her own character,. but inflicted amincprabfe wound upon the happiness of an ho.: pourable. and affect:innate husband. The Defendant having admitted his crhfre, by suffering judgment to g o. again 4t him by detanit, his.clicnt came this day to clatmoome repatatiod, at the hands of an tin partial Jun; for the. great injurrhe had sustained.: Mr. Serwant 13ES then proceeded' to examine se-' venal Atnesses, namely, the Solicitor who: had di awn the marriage settlements of the'particl ; Mr. - .4lark, a' medical' Gentleman,. whoa had attended Lady Emily Best its a temporary illness; Colonel J'aIIRIT CCP %lily' Air ihiat<r otid. fovea . 'Alit tat of the 1410ily ,anrl the whole of their testimony went to . ; chew thilt the:pu;st patitt . mutual at iadhment, and tertdO'r affectitOn, had altviry ApPA7., reptly sutxsisied bet.weeti;Mr. Best and his L'ady, and r i hilt they trad netierlzOwn or heard of anydiSagree-: thent botween them,nreviptedy.to c:•lepetpent. The bratiler of the Plaiwitf proved thzit the rilin tiff inheritei an estate the West Illthes,, in eon itjuence hii; father) death, and etree:s, estimated then at 8'0,0 . 001.; th4t hi , the first real' Ater A. ar:!s the profits of his,,a4Nation pry;leee(l In u 90°01. 'but that was owing,tti l goo; poduce and high prwes, arid could not. be considered as.i he -annual av rage, which was uncertain, but he thought might be tair 7 ly estimated at 20001. He had lived in habits of intimacy with his'brimber and 11is lady, both at Strat ford House andinthe Rules of the Bench, where he visited him eVerjr day.,, that he was a most alfectton ate brother and tender husband. He never kneW of any disagreement bet Ween him and his Lady, nor ever heard her cdmplainof ill treatment or in:men tidn. 'lmmediately previous to hey elopement, :she' told him that the embarrassments of his brother's atfaits, .and the situation in which he was, had ,ren. dered his temper a little irritable, and that she ,wish ed to God something could be done to take him out of that situation. Here the evidence closed, for the Plaintiff.. Nu Witnesses Were eiatnioed fur the:Defendant ; but 'Mr. Serjeant Cockt.iti addressed the Jury in his behalf. He urged, that, notwithstanding the very pathetic appeal that had been made to their feelings by his Learned brother, on behalf of Piaintiff; no one tittle-of evidence bad been a.±duc'ed to sh ew any • seduction sedtietiVe arts :no one - ol the WitnesSes who had appeared could hear testimony to anything more in proof of . the conjugal felicity that ,was al leged to have subsisted between the PlaintifFend his Lady, than what they had seen epenly passing at table or'in company, at the home of the Lady's fa ther, orihe residence of the Plaintiff: . the physician, the guest, the buffer, or the foottuan, were not the persons likely to know much of the private affiirs of the Latlyr.aosi her husband. One' female witness would haVe • beiti - worth twenty others in such a case;' and why, therefore, was not the Lady's eno . - (tier, Who must be supposed the Vigilant guardian of her daughter's honour, and constant witness of her conduct, especially in Irelande the supposed scene in which thisseduaion originated ? Why was not her waiting-maid, the piobable confidant of her se , ' crets, adduced? Those persons who judged of cop jugalhappieess in fashionable life from what passed (retire their faces and in Company, between modern couples of rai;k, -must, indeed; draw very erroneous conclusions; for it was well 'knoevn nothiug'Wo mote common between lashionanle couples, who for a series of years 'kept separate - beds, find inost cordially hated each other, than topanifest tnutuel- - ly, before company the Most elegant and tenderat tentiohs, and to impress gall' who observed them' .wirh .the conviction that they were the most happy and affer3tionate pitir existine. Sneh might he the casein this instance. - r - emerebereda 'story in the Work called "'The DeVil upon Two' Stick," ex -tremely appositd, where the , Sendeut, in contemplat : ing the manners, of a fashionable cetiple in a croWd edcemPany, is struck with their extreme politeness and tender,attentions to each, other, 'and their ele gant and fascinating hospitalitieS to their guests. But no sooner are all the company gone, than the De mon sliewl, the Student ;his tender couple in the filo- . mentSof their domestic retirement,. the; most forious' pair itnaginable. was', in proof that Mr. Best's temper was rendered extreMelyirritable by InS etn barrassed circumstances,, and that the Lady had cOir. plained of it to her brother. Embarrassments would, indeed, sour the Most calm, philosophic-, ani bene-, volent minds. In this case, it appeared, t len all the parties were Juffletunate. The Lady, in marry-I in; Mr. Best, considered herself as uniting with a' man of ample:fortune:able to Maintain her in 'ail the expensive enjoyments 'of fashion, hut foetid' soon, that she was united - tO"r1 mini involved by emleirrass- .- inents, - 4ind obliged to sojourn in the Rules' of a' . Ps ison.:, Mr, Best was unfortuonte in mayrying woman . of yeuth, beauty,' end ceti,ld' not reconcile to herself the relinquislunent of fashion-' able life and all its pleasores, and embrace With !din' the contrast, adversity : of fashien bad whims of their CiiNfl ,find this Lady might be atrxiotia seek with another those pleasures and enjoyments which . Mr. Besf could nut give her. :There was, howevei, no proof offered' in this case to sliew that any, ,artifices had been Pr'a,Clised by his clietit tO se e duce the Lady, or that he had committed any breach of hospitality in using; the opeoretenties of an ititi4 Mate family intercom se, to Sedtice the 'wife of a frieml, for:he had n o i nt i macy w i t h Mr. 'Best,— The When, , or' the how, or the where, for the commencement of this intrigue, did not, app"ear. Hig client. wits repreienta as *a man of ample iortune, but the only proof of this was, that he had liVed like a qetulemars c aud kept a peir of !lases, but no carriage. There was, iu feet, no one of those i, r oars usually adduced in similar claims' ter large damages'; if his cli en t did find a b e autif u l y oung Lady disk gusted wit!) the ill temper of her husband, to hfief iq• , stranger, ready from her home, and to throw heti& for protection into his arms, he believed it wes; unfortunately. a _temptation too strong for human_ na 7 titre, and which few men ,of hie reek and age could resist,;- though would WA pretend altogether -to e)tculp.it bis Client, some allowance will , due to the fraihies of human nature, Under circumstances whiith most go a great way to palliate the offence. Mr. BIRCH/U.l, the Under Sheriff, with ftp:mh perspicuity and impartiality; shortly recaPitulated the principal points of the evidence' for the Jury, ob serving, that as the Defendant . had admitted' the charge, it was not incumbent upon the Plaintiff to adduce any evidence beyond hits,owe discretion. If any thing was to' be offered in palliation of the cri minal, act, it was incumbent on the Defendant to produce Witnesses that purpose:. he had pro duced none; and the eloquent speech of'the'Leartt ed Conned for the Defence was n o a nswer t o t h e , 'alledgedito - induce the Jury to cut down the. •damages. Tit; Jury, after n deliberation' of ten minutes, fogad damages tor the Plnit i ttiti, ROOOl. ' Lord•COLLINGWooh /ately made Captaih PETH it . PA-it It BR, at the ..illelpoinette, Post, with this obser itation--" Your father •inacie me Post marly.)riiare and now I've done tho same by you -I'm pits wick Ail the" world f." LAID 13P.PORE rAtzLiAlkin NT YEBTEIIDA'T. THE LATE-,OVEKTURES F I';USSIA ANT) . •. , • No. .etter from Cou t ! , 4icoi,> onitz,U t,, 'r, S CCM y (Jartnitt, dated Sept..(itttt ) 1808'; ReCetVed . send to spur E \ettllency a Letter which the Emperors 4 Atissiti Fri,ince write.' to his Majesty the '"King ; of England. • The err of Russia flatters himself that Englatiewill feel the grandeur anit the sincerity cit. this 3frp.- She wi there find the most ,natural and the most .ssirtiplet answer _to the . ov,ertnre .which has been Tale by 4.dmiral Saumarez. The union of the two. Emptrcs is beyontj the reach of all change, and the tV:r.) Ent.* litirOrS . haVti formed it for peate.as ;well His, Majesty has comtnandtd me to make keown 4 to your 'Excellency; that he has nominated Pleni poientiaries,..-.who.wiJl repair to Paris, where they will await: the answer' which your Excellent 's , ' ntaYu e • • • please&to , make to Ine. request )00 to addr,ssi it to thelitssiati Ambassador Pari,., Tht• Pit.ni poleutiaries:- =bed 'by the EMperor of Russia will repair to that city on the Continent, to which th 4 Plenipotentiaries of his Britannic Majesty and his Allies 'shall have been sent. In respect to the basis of the Negotiation, their Imperial Majestieg. see no.'. difficulty in adopting all those formerly proposed .Engliind . , namely, the all pessidttis, and every.et ba,li founded upon the reciprocity and eqt,teloy which 'ought 'to prevail between all great natiooN. I have the honour to be, with s - entlinclits of tie highest consideration', &c: : Coetv NICOI.As nomm.zzoFF. To His ExCeilency'Mr..Csithnig,&e. • • ~--~_• Nu. ll.—Letter from his Al 4jesty . the Ecriperor of thc. Russias t ;and Bunaaparte, t o i n : Nl ai i.ty, dated Laurin, zth Oztober, 18A. - Received 00: at.yitt, • 2—The presenrcirotimstunces r,f Eorope h re brought us together at Erturtft, Our . ti;st thou g ht to yield to the wish apd the wsntS of • evtly and to seek, in a speedy pacification with your Ma, jesty, the most efficacious remedy,for an.l miseries which oppress all nations..,,We make kno.A.n to your Majesty our sincere desire in this re-pect by the present letter. . . • The long and bloody war which has torn the Con - fluent is at an end, without of tN"o"tA renewed. Many changes have taken pi ice in .Vti rope ; 11134 . * States have been overthrow 9, `the cause is to be found ill the state or agitation and 111 i.; fiery in' which the stathrtion rmtrititut Commerce has placed the greatest nations. Stilt greater changes may yet take plaCe; 'and all of them contrary' to the poliey of the English nation. Peace, then, is at Once the interest of the Continent, as it is the itf-, tere'st of the people of (.3tO'at Britain. We unite in t:ntreating your 'Alaj.esty to,listen tt the voTe - Oh humanity, silencing that Of the z , ssious to seelt, wit the intention of arriving at that object,' .. kiconciliate interesti; and. by that in.aus to p;e 7 serve all the: Powers which ..exist, and 'insure the happiness of Europe an d o f this genet .. .felon, at thei , head of which Providence has placed us. (Signed) ALEXANDE4.I,-INAPOLEOII'. No. lll.—Letter from M. do Champagny to Mr. sccretary Calming. dated Ertath, thltober tz, tuber 21. SIR—I have the honour.to transmit to your Excel , lency a letter which the Emperor of the french rand the EMperor of all the RusAlas write,. to'his Ddajesty. The grandeur.. and the sincerity of tt►is step will, without doubt, be felt. That cannot be attributed to i'eaktlegS, which is the test-tit of - the intimate connedion between the two greatest So vereigns of the Continent, 'united tor. peace:as well as,for war. His Majesty the.Eniperor has commanded me to make known to your . Excelleney; - that he kis tinnii= trued •Plenipotentiaries, Who will repair to that city on the:Continent to which his Majesty the King. of Great natal() and l ie Allies shall sand their Pletnpo'-' tentiarieL With respea to the basis of the N,T,oei rition, !their Majesties 'are disposed to 'adopt tnoso tOrmerly ptop6sed by, England ti:;; titi possidetis, anq any ethefiLisis loutitled spun tire, and the reciprocity and equality which otl;'1.1 to ptevail between all great nations. I have the honour to be, with the highest eonsi deratiun, &c. (Sipiod) eiIAMPAGSY. His Excellency Mr. C - anniii, , „ .sc. NU; 4 I.:V:--Letter frimißuonapaite . and his lG?ajeslty the Inveror of all the Itussias, to ttis - Majesty, .dated Erturth; Odubtlt 4 1 0,' tgoB.L, kaceived Oaober .2t. .(The same as No. 2, with,"this difference, that the Sigr+aturepf N4pottolt stands 5.--letter'frortt Mr. Secretary Cirmitig to the Russi.46 Ambassador, at Paris, dated Foteigtx Unice, October 2;',i Sta—At the desire of Count Nicolas de Roriiiiii zott, 1 have the honour to acknowledge to •your Excellency the receipt 'ot the letter Which Count I f ßomanzoir . L:l3 been pleased, to write to roe from Erfurth, dated the 3t.tth SGptettlber (lath o.lobert 'as well asof the letter annexed to it, addressed to th:: * King usr Master. I shall lose no time in Vying these two letters be. fore his Majesty, and in, transmitting the an iwets your Excellency by,un Englibh Courier. . . I have the honour to be, fee. (Signud) Gio!wr, CANNINC,, To his Excellency the Russian AintiassaAior iice. Paris. , No. V1,.--Letter (mm Nlt. Socrwry Canning to M. ae Citam pagny, dattd 'tit Oat. . s_ ....,.,. Stit—Ll hilve the honour to ac4nowit.4,l4e Ow :.--' ~ ectipt <4 out Exeo4ellef 5' 1e r ter of the' 1", 11 it.itiii,.., , trotli I Ltjuth, inclosing a letter addressed to 111'...; Kirig,nly ;.\,1,1,,ie1'. _ . (, shall lo4e no time in laying' these lette: - s 1, - , ' t.2' his Majesty., 21-1 b: teansutifting : the answer , - , s, . . th e m b an Eii 4 ;iiiit ,Nleici.v,i -- 01 at Patt.. ... I have the honour to be, &c, ~ (Signi-d) GEO.RGE CANtf/NO. His ExcellchLy NI. ChainNigny, At, , No. VlT.—Letter from Sqci - ,...ta1y c:!mriog to the ti!".3l shfn rnbasuidoi ?arts, tizt!;:.(t r ; igo;B.' leetore tho Ii ll're my NT...pityr tyko Jetfets Which his Excellency the Count Nicola:l (le ittiniarry,olt has trlty4rnii;ed to mt . .. t yktivca: his majcvp'hectrioltth k to rv.sidy ihat which loadtites:lca to Lim , hy the etligial